Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller is recommending a reduction in the property tax rate to 9.9 mills, which is down 0.823 mills from last year and 10.431 since he took office.
This millage rate – even with the reduction – is funding pay increases for employees (including for public safety like sheriff deputies and firefighters), as well as increases in departmental and focus area funding.
In the last four years, funding for public safety increased nearly $16 million, recreation and beautification increased more than $4.5 million, and economic development has increased more than $4.5 million.
The Board of Commissioners is set to vote on the millage rate for Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) at a meeting on September 3, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in Commission Chambers at City Hall (700 Poplar Street) and will be broadcast live at www.facebook.com/maconbibbcounty.
Property Tax Digest & Levy History
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Includes property tax reduction, pay increase for employees
On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Mayor Lester Miller presented to the Commission and public the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025). During that presentation the Mayor announced he is proposing a property tax reduction for the fourth year in a row, taking it from 20.331 when he took office to 9.9 mills.
The Mayor’s budget also includes pay increases across the board for County employees. Some employees have already seen an increase, and others would see an increase beginning in July, if the budget gets approved.
“Macon-Bibb County is working together, and we continue to climb,” said Mayor Miller. “You’ll see in this budget, the fruits of our labor.”
The growth Macon-Bibb County has seen since 2022 is evident in this year’s budget, taking the budget total from $174 million to $211.6 million, and still including a tax reduction.
“I am so excited about the direction we are heading in,” said Mayor Miller. “It’s not every day that a community can say they’ve increased all their focus points by millions of dollars per department, given raises to all of their employees, continue to support public safety, while having some of the best infrastructure we have in place, and at the same time be able to decrease our tax rate by 52%.”
In the last four years, funding for public safety increased nearly $16 million, recreation and beautification increased more than $4.5 million, and economic development has increased more than $4.5 million.
“It takes a lot of people behind the scenes to make this happen,” said Mayor Miller. “While I may be presenting this budget, we couldn’t do it without our great folks in the Budget and Finance Departments.”
There will be a public hearing on the budget on Tuesday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m., and the Commission will vote on Tuesday, June 18, at 6:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Mayor Lester Miller presented to the Commission and public the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025).
On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, Mayor Lester Miller presented to the Commission and public the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025).
Commission Chambers, City Hall, 700 Poplar Street